User talk:Happysquirrel/Archive 3
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Mike Turco deletion page
there are tons of pages (even wiki) that say he has produced things, as well as written mixed and programmed. Look a little harder before you belittle someones work and contrubition to music. If it says Michael Anthony thats Michael Anthony Turco. I see production credits on madonna gang bang / madonna i dont give a / nelly furtado mi plan , lady gaga paparazzi. I ask kindly that you remove the deletion notification as you are in the wrong in this particular case. If not handled properly i will report to your superiors. Thank you
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_Bang_(song) https://www.discogs.com/artist/242862-Michael-Anthony-2 https://www.discogs.com/artist/2678852-Michael-Turco
- Hello, you are free to point out any reasons for keeping the new article at the deletion discussion. I did make quite an effort to search for sources and did find some things, mostly bare mentions and credits, either on less notable albums, or in roles which, while crucial, don't confer notability in the Wikipedia sense (the relevant guidelines here are wp:GNG and wp:Music). However, I readily acknowledge I am not an expert on music. The deletion discussion may well result in the article being improved and kept, but in any case, it was filed in good faith.
- However, the discussion has to be allowed to occur freely. Therefore, it is crucial that you not remove the notice from the top of the page and that you refrain from aggressive interractions with others involved in the discussion. I do not know what you mean by reporting me to my superiors. I am a volunteer with no particular superiors. You are of course free to bring my behaviour to the attention of administrators at any time, and I will be honoured to be guided by their wisdom and experience. Happy editing! Happy Squirrel (talk) 16:49, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
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New message
Hi there. Thanks for your advice. Could yu also check the page Daniel Radcliffe. My edits were deleted by the marketing staff Ben Brown. I just listed all companies that are run and detelted content that is questionable. Please advice me how to report the staff member. If you look at the history of both pages, it shows that this has not been the first time. ALso, how can I get the changes back. Thanks.
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Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.
See also:
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- Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection, the policy determining which pages can be given pending changes protection by administrators. Widr (talk) 04:38, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks! I will add that queue to my editing routine. Happy Squirrel (talk) 04:41, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
Review Henri Beau article
Could you offer me some peer review/comments on my Henri Beau up to now? Also how do I get my article reassessed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ljohndory (talk • contribs) 18:04, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Ljohndory: I've had a look. The work you have done is impressive and I have updated the classification to C-class. Congratulations! Less than 10% of articles reach this level. If you want to get assessed for B-class or higher, you should probably contact the Wikiproject directly as I don't feel qualified to review at levels higher than C.
- As well as the comments below, you should pay attention to what W.carter has to say as they are a very good editor. In particular, provide the clarification they have requested in the lead.
- My only criticism is to be very careful of original research. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and thus a tertiary source. That means our articles are meant to summarise what secondary sources have said about the topic. What particularly struck me with respect to this was the Patronage section and the paragraph about his mother. In both of these, you use well sourced information about general trends to get conclusions about a specific case. Your conclusions are most likely correct, but will need to be removed unless they can be directly sourced. I know this is frustrating, but it is a very necessary policy.
- Copyright status of Beau's work is likely a mess. However, if you happen to know for certain any of it is public domain and could take a picture to donate, that would be great. That being said, don't take any chances. If you can't verify a date of publication (not creation), leave it alone. Pictures, though useful, are not absolutely necessary.
- Because you mentionned it on the talk page, I would like to say that your citation style is good. I see you have been using citation templates. Keep it up. If you decide to go for formal review to get higher assesment levels (such as Good Article or Featured Article), you may want to get formal copy editing. For the moment, however it seems quite MOS compliant.
- If you want, I can help you nominate it for Did you know, as it likely qualifies. Happy editing! Happy Squirrel (talk) 03:27, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
- @Happysquirrel: Thank you. In terms of patronage and all that, I'm trying to convey context. Henri Beau in todays term is someone from a poor family who goes to Harvard, Columbia and then to Oxford as a Rhode Scholar. Its important that readers understand he wasn't simply this artist that went to all these prestigious art schools, but he went against all odds to do that even with a poor upbringing. It helps people appreciate his art more.
I still have a lot to write about this artist, the information written so far is only a fraction of what I have available in research. Second, I noticed on Google the search result Henri Beau leads to the french page, which sadly is anemic in content, is there a way to fix that? Its a shame readers could miss a trove of information they might seek.
- Hello! Context about his socio-economic background is definately worth putting in. However, a more "follow the sources" way of doing it would be to just mention it, perhaps in the section about his family. We want to give a good impression of who this artist was, but we don't want to give it undue weight if sources have not discussed it much. About having loads more to write: Great news! Keep writing for as long as you want. However, articles don't need to be done to be submitted for DYK. In fact, that process is precisely for articles which are just starting out. Lastly, we have very limited control over what Google does, as we are independent. The order of pages may even depend on your browser language preferences. With any luck, our readers will try both versions and find the information they need. Someone may even translate some of the text to be included in the French version. Happy editing! Happy Squirrel (talk) 04:49, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
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Women in Science
hi! Thanks for checking out the article on Odile Eisenstein! Do you mind giving me feedback on the article for Valerie Ashby too?
Thanks!
- Hi! No problem. First of all, thank you for working to keep the coverage of notable female chemists up to date. Now for how to improve it, I have to agree with R'n'B's tags here.
- What he means by "reads like a resumé" is that every last detail of her life is mentionned. Most graduate students end up in some kind of teaching assistant position, so this probably doesn't need to be mentionned. Really prestigious grants and named positions like the NATO one bear mentionning, but the Kodak one probably not. Also, while general dates like graduation from undergrad and PhD, getting of important jobs etc. need to be mentionned, other events can just be situated relative to those ("during this time", "soon after" etc.) Also, some of the sentences don't really flow one from the other, but I think removing extraneous detail might help.
- For sourcing, most of the information is from official profiles. These are considered connected to the subject, since professors often have some control of what goes into them. That doesn't mean you can't use them, it just means you should look at getting unconnected sources like, for example [1] or [2]. Of course, not everything can always be sourced to these, but certainly her appointment as dean can.
- Apart from that, very nice new article on a solid topic. All it really needs is a bit of a trim and improved sourcing. Happy editing! Happy Squirrel (talk) 12:51, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
Thank you so much! I removed some of the extraneous details you mentioned. I'll keep working on it!
Cortnie330 (talk) 13:37, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi Happy Squirrel, I really want to thank you for helping me out with the notes on my page about the artist Romeo Mancini, I have really appreciated what you did, since I wasn't able to do that on my own. Since my article it has been rejected because of the language or tone not good for wikipedia, could you have a look and tell me what's wrong? Thanks again Anna Lisa --Anna Lisa33 (talk) 08:19, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
- Hi @Anna Lisa 33:. The main problem I see is that your submission reads like a story, rather than a formal encyclopedic explanation. The later sections use too much poetic description. You also rely heavily on quotes. While quotes can be useful, the goal of Wikipedia is to summarise what the reliable sources say, not just repeat what his contemporaries said. My suggestion would be, instead of starting out to write a biography, or an analysis of his work, you should just ask yourself "When did the artist live? Where? What did he do? How did those three affect each other?" and try to answer those questions as simply and neutrally as possible. Don't describe, narrate, editorialise etc. Just state the facts baldly. That will give a solid core to your draft. Afterwards you can add small connecting words to make the text work together. Hope that helps! Happy Squirrel (talk) 13:04, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
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Saba Mamulashvili Wiki
Hello, why are you deleting Saba Mamulashvili Public Wiki ? He is real Public figure and young talent i am administrator of his pages. i'd like to cancel deletion of page thanks.
Saba Administration Sabamjr (talk) 14:16, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
- Hello. As the page was newly recreated, I looked it over. Wikipedia does not allow new articles on living people without any sources. I tried to look for sources but could not find any. If you can find and add a reference to a reliable source, then you may remove the tag. Otherwise, it will be deleted in 7 days. This should give you plenty of time to find a source.
- On another note, are you connected to Saba Mamulashvili? If so you should read the conflict of interest policy and follow what it says. Happy editing. Happy Squirrel (talk) 14:21, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Saba Mamulashvili
The article was previously deleted per afd (as well as a speedy), if you checked the history-it got removed as well. (for Saba Mamulashvili). Wgolf (talk) 17:47, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
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Hi,
thanks for ur formatting changes on my contribution. I will make the content changes you suggested as soon as it is possible..it takes time to organize it well taking into account what is already on wikipedia and respecting all the copyrights.. cheers a Acerase (talk) 18:05, 23 April 2016 (UTC) |
- @Acerase: Thank you so much! It was a pleasure. Happy Squirrel (talk) 18:18, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Thanks
Hi, Happysquirrel. Thanks for reviewing my article. For now, I'll fill the table and then start writing something. Thanks for your help. BTW, do you watch Rugby?
- Hi @Alexei177:. Glad to know I can help. Now that there is a lead, at all, you can start with the table. As for watching Rugby, I actually don't, I just watch the New Pages Feed :) There's a whole bunch of us who make a point of checking each new article and giving it a shove in the right direction. Cheers! Happy Squirrel (talk) 17:47, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
15:37:20, 26 April 2016 review of submission by Bill the Brit
I have re-submitted the page for Brooklawn which was previously declined due to a lack of notability. I am having issues with that reasoning. The Country Club is as notable as the people who have played there and the important tournaments it has hosted.
When I look at Scioto country Club and Ganton Golf Club for example, both have far less notability than what we have submitted for Brooklawn. Bill the Brit (talk) 15:37, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Bill the BritBill the Brit (talk) 15:37, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
20:36:41, 29 April 2016 review of submission by Andramere
Regarding your review of my draft of a proposed ISTE Standards page: Happysquirrel, you suggested that I merge my changes for the ISTE Standards page into the current entry for National Educational Technology Standards, which I did. You also commented that you could move the page to a new page with the ISTE Standards title, as you do not have any conflict of interest. Are you still willing to do this? I would appreciate it. The new page name would accurately reflect the standards' current official name, which the page title National Educational Technology Standards does not. Andramere (talk) 20:36, 29 April 2016 (UTC)andramere
Thank you for supporting my RfA
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Your draft article, Draft:Christopher Nil Linton
Hello, Happysquirrel. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Christopher Nil Linton".
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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Onel5969 TT me 13:09, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
Rohan Ali
Seems like the guy keeps on adding links to FB/wiki to Rohan Ali despite being told otherwise, maybe a afd could be the best? Wgolf (talk) 02:47, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
- Sounds good. This time he had added some reliable sources about Mark Zuckerberg (like why?). Happy Squirrel (talk) 02:50, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
- And now its about some other unrelated dude. BTW, I also nominated the image for deletion. It comes from the The Twilight Saga (film series). Happy Squirrel (talk) 03:00, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Bon soir!
It is with a Québécois "merci beaucoup" for your efforts, and in the spirit of promoting peace and goodwill on Wikipedia that I have the honor to bestow the Random Smiley Award to Happysquirrel!! Merci beaucoup, SeaBeeDee!
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My contribution
Acerase (talk) 09:42, 12 May 2016 (UTC) I will make the suggested changes asap. Please note that I did not want to create contents duplications in my contribution..that's why it is short. However, i wil try to make it easier to understand to non-specialistic people.. Cheers acerase
- @Acerase: No problem. Most of our articles are quite short and to my mind there is no harm in that. Thank you for your continuing efforts. You may find that adding the necessary background for non-specialists will increase the length. Happy Squirrel (talk) 18:24, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
Acerase (talk) 19:18, 12 May 2016 (UTC) Thanks for your answer..Can you re-rank my page when I am done please? I will let you know when it is done.. Thanks! a
A brownie for you!
cheers Acerase (talk) 20:08, 12 May 2016 (UTC) |
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Hi, I reverted your addition of a BLPPROD to Eddie Astanin because while there were no footnotes there was an extensive references section. WP:BLPPROD requires that an "article contain no sources in any form" (emp. orig.) JbhTalk 16:48, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
- Hi @Jbhunley: and thank you for letting me know. I did need to re-read it. I usually see it applied as requiring that the article explicitly link source to statement in some fashion, but a careful reading does indeed show this is not the case. Happy Squirrel (talk) 21:06, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
- Yeah... I always wish it could be applied like that too (and require the source be RS as well) :) Anyway, I stubbed the article. It may even be worth taking to AfD since the Russian version is as bad/PROMO as ours was even after going through what passes for AfD there. Seems like he gets quoted a lot but no one really writes about him. Have an enjoyable weekend, we're getting a heat wave in my part of the world so I wish you cool weather as well. Cheers. JbhTalk 22:08, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
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Hi Happysquirrel,
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Since July there has been a very serious backlog at Special:NewPagesFeed of over 14,000 pages, by far the worst since 2011, and we need an all out drive to get this back down to just a few hundred that can be easily maintained in the future. Unlike AfC, these pages are already in mainspace, and the thought of what might be there is quite scary. There are also many good faith article creators who need a simple, gentle push to the Tea House or their pages converted to Draft rather than being deleted.
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The Signpost: 27 February 2017
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- Technology report: Responsive content on desktop; Offline content in Android app
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Re: Pinfire cartridge; offending links
Thank you for your feedback, it was short, had a high information density and had all the information I needed. Wish you well! Student342 (talk) 19:01, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
The Signpost: 9 June 2017
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The Signpost: 23 June 2017
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- Traffic report: Wonder Woman beats Batman, The Mummy, Darth Vader and the Earth
- Technology report: Improved search, and WMF data scientist tells all
The Signpost: 15 July 2017
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The Signpost: 5 August 2017
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The Signpost: 6 September 2017
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- Special report: Biomedical content, and some thoughts on its future
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The Signpost: 25 September 2017
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The Signpost: 23 October 2017
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The Signpost: 24 November 2017
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The Signpost: 18 December 2017
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The Signpost: 16 January 2018
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- In the media: The Paris Review, British Crown and British Media
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- Technology report: Dedicated Wikidata database servers
- Arbitration report: Mister Wiki is first arbitration committee decision of 2018
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The Signpost: 5 February 2018
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- Humour: You really are in Wonderland
The Signpost: 20 February 2018
- News and notes: The future is Swedish with a lack of administrators
- Recent research: Politically diverse editors write better articles; Reddit and Stack Overflow benefit from Wikipedia but don't give back
- Arbitration report: Arbitration committee prepares to examine two new cases
- Traffic report: Addicted to sports and pain
- Featured content: Entertainment, sports and history
- Technology report: Paragraph-based edit conflict screen; broken thanks
Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018
- News and notes: Wiki Conference roundup and new appointments.
- Arbitration report: Ironing out issues in infoboxes; not sure yet about New Jersey; and an administrator who probably wasn't uncivil to a sockpuppet.
- Traffic report: Real sports, real women and an imaginary country: what's on top for Wikipedia readers
- Featured content: Animals, Ships, and Songs
- Technology report: Timeless skin review by Force Radical.
- Special report: ACTRIAL wrap-up.
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The Signpost: 26 April 2018
- From the editors: The Signpost's presses roll again
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- In focus: Admin reports board under criticism
- Special report: ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide
- Community view: It's time we look past Women in Red to counter systemic bias
- Discussion report: The future of portals
- Arbitration report: No new cases, and one motion on administrative misconduct
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- Traffic report: A quiet place to wrestle with the articles of March
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The Signpost: 24 May 2018
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- Arbitration report: Managing difficult topics
- News and notes: Lots of Wikimedia
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The Signpost: 29 June 2018
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- Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page
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- Technology report: Improvements piled on more improvements
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Africa
- Recent research: How censorship can backfire and conversations can go awry
- Humour: Television plot lines
- Wikipedia essays: This month's pick by The Signpost editors
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The Signpost: 31 July 2018
- From the editor: If only if
- Opinion: Wrestling with Wikipedia reality
- Discussion report: Wikipedias take action against EU copyright proposal, plus new user right proposals
- Featured content: Wikipedia's best content in images and prose
- Arbitration report: Status quo processes retained in two disputes
- Traffic report: Soccer, football, call it what you like – that and summer movies leave room for little else
- Technology report: New bots, new prefs
- Recent research: Different Wikipedias use different images; editing contests more successful than edit-a-thons
- Humour: It's all the same
- Essay: Wikipedia does not need you
The Signpost: 30 August 2018
- From the editor: Today's young adults don't know a world without Wikipedia
- News and notes: Flying high; low practice from Wikipedia 'cleansing' agency; where do our donations go? RfA sees a new trend
- In the media: Quicksilver AI writes articles
- Discussion report: Drafting an interface administrator policy
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- Special report: Wikimania 2018
- Traffic report: Aretha dies – getting just 2,000 short of 5 million hits
- Technology report: Technical enhancements and a request to prioritize upcoming work
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- Humour: Signpost editor censors herself
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The Signpost: 1 October 2018
- From the editor: Is this the new normal?
- News and notes: European copyright law moves forward
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- Discussion report: Interface Admin policy proposal, part 2
- Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbcom
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The Signpost: 28 October 2018
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The Signpost: 1 December 2018
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The Signpost: 24 December 2018
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